This old town is filled with sin It will swallow you in If you've got some money to burn Take it home right away You've got three years to pay But Satan is waiting his turn The scientists say It will all wash away But we don't believe any more Cause we've got our recruits And our green mohair suits So please show your I.D. at the door This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house It seems like this whole town's insane On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain A friend came around Tried to clean up this town His ideas made some people mad But he trusted his crowd So he spoke right out loud And they lost the best friend they had This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house It seems like this whole town's insane On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain
This old town is filled with sin It will swallow you in If you've got some money to burn Take it home right away You've got three years to pay But Satan is waiting his turn The scientists say It will all wash away But we don't believe any more Cause we've got our recruits And our green mohair suits So please show your I.D. at the door This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house It seems like this whole town's insane On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain A friend came around Tried to clean up this town His ideas made some people mad But he trusted his crowd So he spoke right out loud And they lost the best friend they had This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house It seems like this whole town's insane On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain
Gram Parsons escreveu as letras de “Sin City” em 1969, quando Chris Hillman acordou com as palavras em sua cabeça e contou o sonho à sua colega de quarto.
A música mistura um tom de sátira e uma homenagem aos Louvin Brothers, refletindo o amor de Parsons pelas harmonias próximas do duo country clássico.
“Sin City” descreve Satan como um revendedor de carros, criando uma imagem única que combina crítica social com humor sombrio.
A faixa foi regravada por artistas alternativos como Beck e Uncle Tupelo, sendo que o último optou por um arranjo um pouco mais direto que o original dos Burritos.
O dueto entre Dwight Yoakum e k.d. lang também cobriu a canção, demonstrando a influência duradoura de Parsons nas gerações seguintes de músicos de country e rock.
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